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Standard Weight of the Sanctuary

In order to ensure that the shekel was the same weight everywhere, a standard was agreed upon. This standard was indicated by a special sign, in the form of a kind of hourglass.
In the Good News Bible this fixed weight is referred to in “according to the official standard”.

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